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What people are saying about the UAE Cabinet’s move providing equal holidays for the public and private sectors

The Filipino Times did man-on-the-street interviews and Facebook crowdsourcing to get the pulse of the community regarding the UAE’s move last week granting equal number of holidays for government workers and private sector employees.

Here are some highlights:

– Engr. Elmer Casao, Chairman, Bayanihan Council – Abu Dhabi.
“Unang una, I think it still has something to do with tolerance that the UAE government is promoting. We’re very lucky that it is being implemented. Second, it’s good news for all Filipinos because they can really plan for their much-awaited vacation and free themselves momentarily from work to freshen up and re-energize. Of course, for the Filipino community speaking of Bayanihan Council, we can schedule activities during these vacation days na mas madaming makakapag-participate. This is such a great news for us.”

– Erick Michael Paguia, sales executive
“It’s better! The benefit that I could see as the private sector enjoys the same holidays with the public sector is that we can now enjoy the holidays more. It’s a positive reinforcement especially for private sector workers. It also means that UAE is now really diverse and more open minded and I think this one way to encourage the people or to show the world that UAE is ready for the world expo.”

(WAM) -- The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi has shared detailed guidelines with the emirate’s hotels in preparation for granting approvals to reopen the establishments’ restaurants, lounges, bars, beaches, pools and gyms. Having closed due to health and...

14,000 more individuals in the UAE are expected to receive cash assistance from the Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment's Abot Kamay Ang Pagtulong (DOLE-AKAP) program following Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III's pronouncements of additional allocations....

The Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) stated that Filipinos overseas who are currently under a 'no work, no pay' basis can seek assistance from their respective Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) to be repatriated back home. DOLE's...

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) reported that the UAE has reached 15,056 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recoveries as it confirmed 561 patients who have successfully recouped from the virus. MoHaP has also conducted additional 35,000 COVID-19 tests that...

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It has a print run of 60,000 copies and 250,000 readership per week; bolstered by 2.5 million visitors to its website every month. It also has an e-newsletter sent to its 250,000 subscribers every day.

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THE FILIPINO TIMES is the biggest and most trusted Filipino newspaper in the UAE.

It has a print run of 60,000 copies and 250,000 readership per week; bolstered by 2.5 million visitors to its website every month. It also has an e-newsletter sent to its 250,000 subscribers every day.

The Filipino Times is FREE and has the widest targeted circulation across the 7 emirates of the UAE.

With more than 2,500 strategic distribution spots, TFT is available where the Filipinos are - at Smart Bus Shelters, Metro Stations, restaurants, supermarkets, schools, airport lounges, Emirates and Etihad Philippine-bound flights, churches, Filipino community events and many more.